Cabinet



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2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Feb. 19, `1935. F. J. MATcHL-:TTE 1,991,951

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Patented Feb. 19, 1935 1,991,951 CABINET Frank J. Matchette, New York,'N. Y., assignor to The Servidor Company, New York, N. Y., a corporation of Delaware ,Application Angustia, 1932, serial No. 628,519

' 9 claims. (o1. S12-152) Thisinvention relates to a cabinet adapted to be pivotally attached to the door of a dining room or dinette to form therewith' a convenience closet -for storing service articles and supplies in an orderly manner. e

One-room apartments Vare .frequently provided With'a kitchenette which is formed as acabinet `closed by a door or a pair of doors. V

this type contain the refrigerator,V stove, sink, i

Cabinets of Work table and storage shelves. However the .amount of space availablefor storage is somewhat limited. It frequently happens that the doors by which the kitchenette is closed when not `in use, are spaced several inches fromthe front .f edges of the above devices. YThe cabinet of the present inventionis particularly adaptable in a situation of this kind, inasmuch as it canbe mounted upon the door to voccupy what is other- Wise Waste space when the doors are closed.

The cabinet of the instant invention may also be mounted upon a dining room or dinette door` rto afford additional buffet space in the dining room.

In either case the cabinet of the instant invention aifords a convenient storage space for storing dishes, glasses, beverages, bottle openers, and the like. Y

Broadly speaking, the instant invention! is an improvement on mycopendingeapplication, Serial No. 485,873, filed October 2, 1930. Y Y

In its lpreferred form the cabinet of my invention comprises a structure having an open-face adapted to be registered with the door.l The structure is adapted to be mounted to swing either to the left or right on the door, and is-provdedV with a suitable latch for retaining it thereagainst. The inside of thecabinet isequipped with a plurality of shelveson one of which is hinged a This table ,is generally triangular in shape and normally hangs in avertical position Within the cabinet.' The table can be elevated into a horizontalposition across the face of the door when the cabinet is opened away therefrom, and I have provided a strap pivotally attached to the table and adaptedlto engage one of the shelves in the cabinet to retain the table in a horizontal position, Hooks are also provided within thercabinet. y `1 Y Y inasmuch as it may be desirable to have the buffet under lock and key, I have provided a latch which is equipped with a key lock that is operable to prevent surreptitious operation of the latch.

. My invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanyingdrawings in which a preferred embodiment of it is shown by way of example and in which: Y

Figure 1 is an.` elevational View of the cabinet mounted upon aldoor and opened away therefrom; f Y,

'Figure 2 is a cross sectional view of the cabinet taken along the linev 2 2 of Figure 1 looking in j 5 the direction of kthe arrows; s

Figure 3 is across sectional view taken substan- -tially along the line 3 3 of Figure 2;

Figure 4 'is a fragmentary elevational view taken along the line 2 2 of Figure 1 and drawn 10 tofan enlarged scale to showrthe details ofV the shelf structure;

Figure 5 is a. cross sectional View along the line 5 5 of Figure 4 looking in the direction of the arrows; I Y. f Y,

Figure 6 is a cross sectional View taken along the line 6 6 of Figure 4 looking in the direction of the arrow; i Y

Figure 7 is a perspective view of the table structure; and

Figure 8 is a perspective view lock and latch structure. Y

Referring now tothe drawings in more detail, the door, lindicated generally at 1, and upon 1 which the cabinet of my invention is adapted to be mounted, comprises, side stiles 2 and 3, which are connected together by suitable top and bottom rails 4 to form a frame for the panel or panels 5; l i

The shell or body structure of the cabinet of my invention comprises angle members 6 which have one leg adapted to engage the stiles of the door, and haveanother leg adapted to be disposed at right angles to the door. The stile engaging legs ofthe structure are pierced with a plurality of holes 7 through which mounting screws arepro- 20 of the combined vjected to mount the hinge 8 thereupon.V Both anle members 6 are so pierced so that the hinges f may be mounted upon either one of them to theree by permit mounting hinges either uponv the right or theV left side of the cabinet. i

Formed integrally .with the free edges of the second ones of the legs of said angles, are side pieces 10, disposed atan acute angle to the door and extending towards the central portion thereof. The free .edges of these side pieces l0 are formed integral with the planar front panel member 11, which` is disposed substantially parallel to the panel 5 of the door. Y

A top plate l2 is registeredv with the angles 6, 50 siderpiecesV lO'and panel 11, and contains flanges by which it is xed thereto, preferably by welding. This top plate 12 is pierced with two holes 14, one located near each end of the'plate. These holes areadapted to receive a pin by which a suitable lotherwise waste space.

door stop is fixed to the cabinet to limit the movement of the cabinet with respect to the door. A

similar bottom plate 15, having flanges 16 registered with the angles, side pieces and panel of the door is fixed in the opposite end of the cabinet to close the same. The bottom 15 is not ordinarily provided with holes, since the door stop is mounted at the top rather than at the bottom of the cabinet.

The precise dimensions of the structure thus formed will be varied to fit various sizes of doors.

In all instances, however, the angles 6 will be spaced far enough apart to permit them to overhang the side stiles of the door, and the cabinet structure will be long enough to overhang lthe top and bottom rails of the door. Preferably, the cabinet is approximately seven inches narrower than the width of the door, so that there is a margin of three and one-half inches upon each side of the cabinet when it is secured to the door. This margin is ample to permit the door knob to be operated withease, yparticularly since the edges of the cabinet adjacent the door knob are tapered to increase the working room. :The length or the cabinet is preferably several inches shorter than the door, so that,when the cabinet is installed upon the door itis-disposed at some distance above therfloor ofthe room. This per- `mits the floor under the cabinet to be easily -ness of the frame of the door permits the door to be fully opened before the cabinet strikes against the wall. The tapered edges of the cabinet, in either event, permit `its installation upon the door and operation thereon without striking against 'the door frame.

vIn the embodiment shown sheet Y.metal is used in the construction of this shell or body of the cabinet, While this material is preferable, because of its great strength and relativelyJ low cost, I am not to be limited to cabinets constructed in this manner, as I contemplate employing wood, or the composition building material commercially known as Presswood. When composed'of any one of thesematerials Athe cabinet may be finished to match the finish of the room in which it is installed, or to match the Vdoor upon which it is mounted.

Within the cabinet, and in the upper part thereof, I have placed two shelves 17 `each of which is generally Z-shaped and provided with a downwardly depending iiange-18 fitted againstv the front panel 11 of the cabinetv and fixed thereto, preferably by welding.V An upwardly extending flange 19 along the frontedge -of the shelf 17 is registered with the angle 6 of the cabinet and xed thereto, preferably by welding. Shelves 17 are spacedl from thetop of the cabinet and from each other sufficiently far to receive tall articles such asbottles, plates, and the like. Guard bars 20 are disposed above the shelves vand fixed to the angles 6, to prevent such tall'articles from falling off of the shelf.v Y

'A plurality of hooks 18 are `fixed to the-leg 18 of each'one'of theshelves yl'L-preferablyby pending flanges 25.

welding. 'I'hese hooks are spaced to permit hanging tea cups, bottle openers, mixers, and the like thereon.

At the approximate center of the cabinet I have located another shelf 21 which is constructed in the foregoing manner. A pair of hinges 22 are welded to the underside of this shelf at the front edge thereof, these hinges also being fastened to a tablevstructure, indicated `rgenerally at 23, to pivotally mount this structure upon the shelf.

The table comprises a generally triangular plate 24 bordered on all sides by downwardly defitted over theflange 25 with one of its legs 27 `extend-ing .inwardly of the table and the other leg 28 extending along the outer edge ofthe table and a Yshort distance beyond the top there- A reinforcing ange 26` is of. A cover 29, preferably linoleum or a similar composition, is fitted on the top of the table 2 4 and Within the margin defined by the edges of the reinforcing fiange 26. The cover is securely fixed in place in any preferred manner such as by cementing.

Upon the inside edge of the flange 25 I have fixed va plurality of reinforcing plates 30 which are pierced and tapped, as shown at 31, to rerceive screws 32 by which the table is secured to the hinges 32,. As will be seen Ain Figure '7, two

ofV the sides'of the table are of the samelength and ally mounted -upon the table. The free end of this strapis formed-asaV hook 36 which is adapted to 4be registered with the flange 19 of the bottom oneof the shelves 17, tosupport the table in a horizontal position.

A spring clip 38 -is attached to the table by a vScrew 37,'threaded into the innermost one of the tapped holes 31 inv the plate 30 located at the Y free endvof thefside of the table to which the brace is attached. When the table is moved upon its hinges into a vertical position, in which it ls ,screw 34 by which a supporting strap 35 -is pivotshown in'dotted Ylines in 4Figures 1 and 2, the

jbrace strap35 is registered with the'clip 38 land securely A`held with respect -to the` table. This prevents the strapk from banging against the cabinet -as the dooris opened vand closed. l

Beneath the table supporting shelf 2171 have placedshelvesli), which `are made narrower than the depth of the cabinet to provide a space in which-thetableis disposed when in a vertical position. Theseshelves 40 are generally Z-shaped and have one Vleg fixed to the panel 11 as before. However, finasmuchas the lshelves'are narrow, the front fiangeof them does-not engage the angles ,6 and consequently I have provided reinforced brackets 41 fixed to the shelf and'panel'engaging leg thereof, to vvbrace the shelf. The lower one of the shelves 40 is provided with a guard bar 32. Asr will be seen -in Figure 3,;this bar-'42 is generally UV-'shaped Vand is `secured to -the side .pieces 10 of the panel, rather than vto the angle 6 as-are the gnardbars20.

A Alguard bar 13 is fixed to the'angles 6 ashort distance above the bottom -lofthecabinet to permit using the bottom plate as a shelf for' receiving tall articles.

The combined latch and lock comprises .a lock mounting escutcheon 45 which is generally L- shaped and is pierced to receive thekey lock mechanism 46. A latch mounting escutcheon`47 registers with one leg of the lock esoutcheon, and

is held thereagainst by screws 48, which also serve to mount the lock upon the cabinet. Movable member 49 of the latch mechanism is pivotally mounted upon the escutcheon 47 by suitable pivot means 50 and urged into its normal position by a spring 5l which surrounds the pivot pin.

The movable member includes hook shaped arms 52 anda handle 53 by which the member is rotated on its pivot to disengage the hooks 52 from the striker plate 54 mounted upon the door.

An operationof the lock 46 by manipulation of the key raises the bolt 55 of this lock into engagement with the backside of oneV of the hooks 52. This blocks the movable member of the latch and prevents rotation of the same. The cabinet is thus locked bythe key lock.`

Movement of thecabinet with respect to the door lis limited by a doorstep comprising levers 60 and 6l which are pivotally connected together at 62. Lever 60 ispivotally mounted upon an escutcheon 63 fixed to the door, and lever 61 is pivotally connected to the cabinet by a pin 64. A boss 65 on the end of lever 60 strikes against the edge `of lever 61 to prevent the pivots from moving into a straight line as the cabinet is opened away from thedoor. The'engagement of the boss 65 with the lever 61 limitsA the movement of the cabinet.

Having thus shown and described my invention, what I consider new and desire. to have protected by Letters Patent is pointed out in the appended claims. i

What is claimed is:

l. A cabinet adapted to be Amounted on a conventional door for swinging movement with respect thereto, comprisingv an open face structure of appreciable depth, a plurality of shelves xed in the upper part of said cabinet, guard bars xed above said shelves toretain tall articles thereon,

' a generally triangular table, hinges securing said table to one of said shelves and normally disposing the same in a vertical position within said cabinet, said table being rotatable on said hinges into a horizontal position.,V with respect to said cabinet, a strap pivotally attached to said table and having a hook formed thereon, and means on one of said shelves engageable with said hook Yto retain the table .in said horizontal position, a plurality of narrow shelves xed in said cabinet below said table, and a guard bar fixed in said cabinet above the bottom plate thereof to retain articles thereon.

2. A buffet cabinet comprising a generally rectangular structure having an open face'and having flanges extending inwardly of said open face, said flanges being pierced to permit mounting hinges on either side of the cabinet, the edges of said cabinet adjacent said flanges being pierced with holes to permit mounting a. latch on either side of the cabinet, ashelf fixed in the cabinet,y

cabinet, hinges fixed to said shelf and to said table by one set ofv openings, and means for retainng said table in the plane of said shelf.V

3. A buffet'cabinet adapted to be attached to one side of a door having side stiles joined vtogether by top and bottom rails,.comprising, a pair of angle members adapted to engage the stiles of the door when the cabinet is mounted thereon, integral side pieces extending from said angle membersV atan acute angle to the angle members, a front panel formed integrallyiwith said side pieces and disposed Vparallel to thedoor when said cabinet is mounted thereon, top` and bottom plates fixed to said angles, side pieces, and panel and having flanges adaptedto register with the top and bottom rails of the door respectively when the cabinet is mounted thereon, said stile engaging legs of said angles being pierced .with holes to permit vmounting hinges on either lside of the cabinet, the other legs of said angles being pierced with holes to permit mounting a latch on either side of the cabinet, a shelf mounted in the cabinet, a triangular table registered with said shelf, hinges fixed to said table and to said shelf to pivotally connect the two, means comprising a strap pivotally connected to said table, and means disposed Within said cabinet. and engageable with said strap for holding-the table in a horizontal position with respectto said cabinet.

4. A buifet cabinet adapted to be attached to one side of a door having side stiles joined together by top and bottom rails, comprising, parallel angle members-joined together `by integral side pieces, each disposed at an acute angle pto one leg of each angle member, and a panel disposed parallel to the legsl of the angles,top and bottom pieces closing said cabinet, one leg of each of said angles being adapted to be registered with the stiles of a door When the cabinet is mounted thereon, and containing a plurality of holes to permit mounting a hinge` upon-either one of the angles, the other legs of said'angles being pierced with holesto permit mounting a latch on either side of the cabinet, a. plurality of shelves xed in said cabinet near the` top thereof,

, guard bars fixed to said angles and disposed above said shelves to retain tall articles thereon, a yplurality of hooks attached to each one of 'said shelves, a centrally located shelf, a table, hinges on the said table upon said centrally located shelf, a strap pivotally connected to said table and means on one of said plurality 'of shelves .engageable with said strap to hold the table in a horizontal position, said strap being releasable from said last named means to permit the table -to be dropped into a vertical position, a second plurality of shelves fixed in said cabinet below said table, said shelves being set back from the open face of the cabinet to provide a clear space into which the table ts when in a vertical position, a guard bar fixed to said side pieces and disposed above one of said latter shelves to retain tall articles thereon, and a guard bar fixed to said angles and disposed above said bottom plate to retain tall articles thereon.

5. A buffet cabinet adapted to be attached to one side of a door having stiles and top and bottom rails, comprising, a pair of angle members adapted toy engage said stiles when the cabinet is mounted upon the door, integral side pieces extending from said angles at an acute angle to the angle members, a front panel formed integrally with said side pieces and disposed parallel to the door when the cabinet is mounted thereon, top and bottom plates fixed to said angles, side pieces, and panel, and having flanges adapted to register with the'top land bottom rails of thedoor Y respectively, 'when the cabinet :is tmounted .there- `on,the stile engaging legs of said angles being pierced with holes 'to permit mounting hinges on @either rside of the cabinet, the other legsoi'said angles being pierced with holes'to permit mounting a latch on either .side of the cabinet, a plurality of shelves flxedin isai'd cabin'etinear the top thereof, guard bars fixed to said vanglesiand dis- `pivotally connected to said table, means on one of said plurality of shelves Aengageable with said strap to hold the table horizontal, the strap be- ;ing releasable from said vlast named means to permit the table to be dropped into a vertical position, a clip on the edge of said table for holding said strap thereagainst when the table is in `a` vertical position, a plurality of narrow shelves mounted in said cabinet below said table supportl ing shelf, a guard bar fixed to said side pieces and `disposed above one of said narrow shelves to re`l -tain tallarticles thereon, and a guardloar fixed to Ysaid yangles and disposed above said bottom plate .to retain tall articleszthereon. i

lf6. A cabinet adapted .to be-'mounted on a conventional door for swinging movement withfi'espect thereto, comprising an open face structure `of appreciable depth, a shelf fixed-.in the cabinet, a generally triangular symmetrical table having two equal straight sides disposed Lat rightiangles `toieach other, each of said sides beingpierced to permit mounting hinges thereupon, whereby the table may be mounted with the third Yside vof said table extending from eitherv side of the vcabinet, hinges fixed to said shelf and to said :table by one set of openings, and means for retaining said table in the plane of said shelf.

1. A cabinet adapted to be mounted on a conventional door for swinging `movement with respect thereto, comprising an open face Vstructure of appreciable depth, a plurality'of shelves fixed in said cabinet near the top thereof, guard bars Vxed `to the marginal edges of said cabinet and disposed kabove said shelves to retain tall articles thereon, a centrally located shelf', a table, hinges -on said .table upon said centrally located shelf, a

one of said `plurality of shelves engageable with vsaid .strap to hold :the table in a horizontal `position, said strap being releasableffrom said :last

' :named-means to `peri-nit the tabler to 'be dropped into va kvertical position, Aa `second plurality of shelves fixed in said cabinet belowsaid tabla/said shelves being .set back from the open face of the :cabinet to provide a clear space into which the table ts When in a vertical position, a guardbar 'xed-to themarginal edges of said. cabinet and disposed 'above one of said latter shelves to retain tall articles thereon, and a vguard bar disposed adjacent and Yabove the bottom of said cabinet to'retain tall articles` thereon.

:8. A cabinet adapted to be mounted on a conventionaldoor for swinging movement with re- `spect thereto, comprising anopen face structure of appreciable depth, a plurality of shelves xed :in saidlcabinet near the top thereof, guard bars .fixed to lthe marginal edges of said-cabinetl and disposed above said shelves to retain tall articles thereon, a shelf fixed centrally in said cabinet, a table hinged to the front edge of said shelf, said table comprising a symmetrical generally triangular plate having downwardly turned ilanges, an angular edge member disposed adjacent said flangesand extending thereunder and above said plate, a composition cover fixed upon said plate and against said edge member, a stra-p pivotally connected to said. table, means on one o1' said plurality of shelves engageable with said 1 said narrow shelves to retain tall articles thereon, and a guard bar xed to the marginal edges of said cabinet and disposed adjacent and above the bottom yof the cabinet to retain tall articles thereon.

9. A cabinet adapted to be mounted on a conventional door for swinging movement with reoappreciable depth, a shel'mounted in said cabinet, a table hinged to said shelf, asecond shelf mounted in said cabinet in spaced relation to said vrst shelf, asubstantially vertical flange formed lon said secondshelf, a strap pivotally secured to said table, and a hook on said strapengageable with-said flange to `retain the table in a horizontal position with respect to saidV cabinet.` i strap pivotally connected to said table, means-on f' FRANK J. MATCHETTE.

spect thereto, comprising an open face structure 

